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AGREEMENT 

IN  REGARD  TO 

Industrial  Conditions 

IN  THE 

Clifton-Morenci- 
Metcalf  District 


A 


Bancroft  Uhrvrs 
1^7-77 


The  Arizona  Copper  Company,  Ltd. 

The  Detroit  Copper  Mining  Company  of  Arizona 

Shannon  Copper  Company 


Introductory  Letter 


Clifton,  Arizona,  June  20,  1916. 

To  Our  Brothers  and  Comrades  Everywhere, 
Greeting: 

With  a  heart  full  of  gratitude  to  all  of  you  for  your 
loyal  support  during  the  dark  days  of  our  seemingly 
hopeless  struggle  here  in  the  Clifton,  Morenci  and  Met- 
calf  mining  districts  of  Arizona,  and  desiring  that  you 
should  know  the  outcome  and  that  your  generosity  was 
not  entirely  in  vain,  we  hereby  enclose  to  you  a  copy  of 
our  signed  agreement.  This  agreement  is  not  the  best 
one  in  the  world,  but  it  represents  and  is  monumental 
of  a  fight  against  great  odds  and  handicaps,  the  enu- 
meration of  which  would  forever  mark  the  brothers 
here  who  stood  and  fought  it  out,  as  true  and  faithful 
patriots. 

A  very  brief  review  of  the  principal  events  and 
phases  of  this  fight  is  all  that  can  be  given  in  a  letter 
of  this  kind,  but  we  feel  that  this  much  is  due  you,  and 
it  may  be  of  some  interest  to  you  as  well. 

The  representatives  of  the  Western  Federation  of 
Miners,  in  the  persons  of  Brothers  Guy  Miller  and 
Tribolet,  arrived  in  Clifton  some  time  in  August,  1915, 
and  started  the  work  of  organizing  the  three  camps.  It 
is  needless  to  say  that  the  district  was  ripe  for  organiza- 
tion and  the  progress  of  the  work  was  rapid,  until  the 
companies  became  alarmed  and  started  the  resistance. 
This  consisted  in  the  interruptions  of  meetings  at  va- 
rious times  by  company  hirelings,  and  which  finally  cul- 
minated in  the  discharging  of  a  number  of  men  in  the 
mines  for  refusing  to  give  up  their  union  cards. 

In  the  meantime  Brother  Guy  Miller  had  tried  to 
get  a  conference  with  the  mine  managers,  but  failed,  as 
they  refused  absolutely  to  deal  with  the  Western  Feder- 
ation of  Miners,  and  consequently  on  the  11th  day  of 
September,  1915,  the  strike  was  called  in  the  mines, 
mills  and  smelters,  and  it  will  ever  remain  to  the  credit 
of  our  brothers,  including  all  nationalities,  that  it  was  a 
complete  tie-up. 

On  Sunday  afternoon  of  the  11th  Brother  Miller 
spoke  to  the  multitude  in  the  public  square  and  called 
upon  all  union  men  to  remember  their  obligations,  and 
especially  the  crafts. 


The  response  was  prompt,  as  practically  all  work 
stopped  from  that  hour  all  over  the  district,  including 
the  Arizona  &  New  Mexico  railway  shops,  Morenci 
Southern  shops  and  all  of  the  workshops  connected  with 
the  mines,  mills  and  smelters,  and  the  strike  was  on. 
Most  of  you  know  what  followed,  as  this  strike  is  now 
a  matter  of  history.  You  undoubtedly  know  how  Gov. 
Geo.  W.  P.  Hunt,  chief  executive  of  the  state  of  Arizona, 
came  to  Clifton  and  spoke  to  the  people,  and  assured 
them  that  he  was  the  governor  of  all  the  people  of  the 
state  and  would  see  fair  play.  He  thereupon  held  a 
consultation  with  the  mine  managers  and  sent  out  word 
to  our  boys  to  come  to  the  hotel  and  talk  with  him  and 
displayed  great  interest  in  all  grievances  laid  before 
him  leading  up  to  the  strike. 

Governor  Hunt  has  proven  himself  a  valiant  and  an 
invaluable  friend  to  the  workers,  and  his  name  should 
be  revered  wherever  honest  workers  toil,  in  the  mines, 
mills,  smelters  and  workshops  of  the  world.  Governor 
Hunt  also  contributed  liberally  from  his  own  purse  to 
aid  the  strikers. 

There  is  another  man  whom  we  all  know  and  re- 
cognize everywhere,  the  county  sheriff,  who  has  proven 
himself  an  exception  to  the  general  rule,  a  good  fighter 
and  a  man  among  men.  Jim  Cash,  sheriff  of  Greenlee 
county,  is  the  man  and  he  also  proved  himself  a  sheriff 
of  all  the  people,  and  contrary  to  the  general  rule,  gave 
us  a  square  deal,  and  it  can  be  duly  accredited  to  his 
coolness  and  good  judgment  that  no  violence  was  com- 
mitted to  speak  of. 

Adjutant  General  Harris,  with  the  state  militia, 
were  encamped  here  for  weeks,  and  their  presence  here 
is  now  to  us  only  a  pleasant  memory,  for  contrary  to 
the  experience  with  the  state  militia  in  the  past  strikes, 
it  was  a  common  occurence  with  us  to  meet  the  soldier 
boys  in  town  both  day  and  night  and  exchange  pleasant 
greetings  with  them.  Adj.  Gen.  Harris  proved  himself 
very  much  of  a  man,  and  his  logic  and  good  advice  at 
opportune  times  helped  to  allay  the  spirit  of  violence 
always  so  near  the  surface  during  labor  wars. 

While  passing  along,  brothers,  we  desire  to  say  a 
good  word  for  the  citizens  and  the  business  men,  among 
whom  we  had  many  friends.  The  Becker-Franz  Mer- 
cantile Co.  helped  us  in  the  way  of  credit  to  the  extent 
of  about  ten  thousand  ($10,000)  dollars,  and  we  still  owe 
some  of  it.    Dick  Franz  was  the  leading  spirit  and  stood 


by  us  when  hope  was  almost  abandoned.  We  owed 
him  at  the  conclusion  of  the  strike  about  $9,500  and  our 
whole  indebtedness,  including  other  merchants'  ac- 
counts, was  about  twenty  thousand  ($20,000)  dollars. 

We  received  during  the  four  and  one-half  months 
that  we  were  out  on  strike  in  cash  donations  about 
twenty-four  thousand  ($24,000)  dollars,  making  the  cost 
of  support  for  about  9000  people,  something  less  than 
fifty  thousand  ($50,000)  dollars.  Figure  this  up  brothers, 
and  you  will  readily  see  that  our  bill  of  fare  was  mea- 
gre indeed.  Of  course  there  were  some  among  us,  such 
as  the  crafts,  who  received  benefits  from  their  interna- 
tionals, and  a  few  among  us  had  money  enough  to  carry 
them  through,  but  these  amounted  to  perhaps  not  over 
five  per  cent  of  the  whole. 

Of  the  men  engaged  in  this  strike  there  were  per- 
haps about  ninety  (90)  per  cent  of  Mexican  nationality, 
both  native  and  foreign  born,  with  a  considerable 
sprinkling  of  Spaniards  and  Italians. 

Some  of  the  wise  ones  told  us  before  the  strike  was 
called  that  these  people  could  not  be  depended  upon  in 
case  of  a  strike,  and  that  they  would  not  stand  fire,  but 
some  of  the  older  and  more  experienced  ones,  replied 
wait  and  see.  These  people  are  loyal  and  make  good 
fighters,  and  this  prophesy  came  true,  for  as  ideal 
strikers  none  better  have  ever  come  under  our  observa- 
tion, and  as  for  heroism,  fortitude,  long  suffering  and 
loyalty,  the  much  vaunted  superiority  of  the  so-called 
Anglo  Saxon  fades  into  a  myth. 

Figure  a  little,  brothers,  and  you  will  find  out  that 
these  people  lived  on  less  than  half  of  what  the  average 
striker  would  consent  to  remain  loyal  on. 

The  great  drawback  in  this  strike  was  the  lack  of 
funds  to  feed  and  clothe  the  people.  The  executive 
committee  tried  to  impress  this  fact  upon  the  locals  and 
internationals  throughout  the  land,  but  outside  of  local 
contributions  nothing  further  than  moral  support  was 
granted. 

Moral  support  is  effective,  no  doubt,  and  it  helped 
us  to  win  what  we  hold  today,  but  a  substantial  assess- 
ment by  one  of  the  great  internationals  of  even  5  cents 
per  month  per  member  would,  no  doubt,  have  brought 
the  companies  to  terms  in  short  order  and  would  have 
given  us  a  most  glorious  victory. 

The  treasury  of  the  Western  Federation  of  Miners 
was  depleted  when  the  strike  was  called,  although  a 


false  impression  went  abroad  here  that  they  were  able 
to  finance  it. 

We  gladly  give  them  due  credit,  however,  for  the 
moral  support  given  us  from  the  Denver  office,  as  well 
as  the  direct  financial  support,  which  was  considerable 
considering  the  condition  of  the  treasury.  The  moral 
support  consisted  in  the  issuing  of  twenty  thousand  cir- 
culars and  also  of  putting  in  the  field  to  solicit  funds 
Bro.  Guy  Miller  and  others,  whose  influence  was  great 
in  bringing  funds  to  us.  One  of  the  unique  donations, 
received  here,  was  a  fine  bridle,  sent  by  Bro.  Ernest 
Mills,  general  secretary  of  the  Western  Federation  of 
miners  at  Denver,  but  we  were  so  busy  at  the  time  it 
was  received  that  it  was  laid  aside  for  further  consider- 
ation. 

The  question  arose  here,  more  than  once  during  the 
strike,  as  to  whether  the  men  could  be  called  out  again 
if  we  were  starved  into  a  temporary  submission.  And 
many  were  in  doubt  on  this  point.  But  now,  brothers, 
you  will  no  doubt  be  incredulous  when  we  tell  you  that 
the  hardest  task  the  committee  had  to  perform  was  to 
persuade  these  loyal  brothers  to  accept  the  proposition 
for  a  settlement  that  was  presented  and  return  to  work, 
and  furthermore  to  keep  them  from  striking  again  be- 
fore the  agreement  could  be  formulated  and  the  ma- 
chinery thereof  be  put  into  motion. 

Consequently,  brothers,  we  have  decided  to  keep 
the  bridle  as  a  reminder  not  to  be  hasty,  and  to  hold  on 
to  what  we  have  gained,  viz:  A  solid  unionized  district 
with  about  all  of  the  avocations  among  the  workers 
organized.  A  Central  Labor  Union,  with  fifteen  unions 
represented  and  with  more  to  come,  the  prospect  of 
peace  and  good  will,  after  a  fight  of  four  months  and  a 
half,  to  see  all  industries  in  full  blast,  and  with  little 
strife  and  bitterness  existing  between  the  factions  en- 
gaged in  the  fight,  it  gives  us  great  pleasure  to  mention 
here  the  names  of  some  of  the  most  prominent  leaders 
of  the  W.  F.  of  Miners  and  the  State  Federation  of  La- 
bor, all  of  whom  came  from  Miami  and  Globe,  Arizona, 
excepting  one:  Brothers  Lester  B.  Doan,  President  Ari- 
zona State  Federation  of  Labor;  John  L.  Donnelly,  secre- 
tary Miami  W.  F.  of  M.,  an  invincible  fighter,  orator  and 
organizer;  Geo.  Powell,  of  Miami,  a  labor  war  horse  and 
organizer;  H.  S.  McCluskey,  organizer  and  chairman  of 
strike  relief  committee,  Miami,  whose  indomitable  en- 
ergy in  rustling  funds  helped  materially  to  save  the  day 
for  us,  and  Gutierrez  de  Lara,  orator,  writer  and  patriot. 


whose  good  work  among  our  Mexican  brothers  here 
marks  him  as  an  organizer  of  the  first  class. 

This  array  of  names  we  have  good  reasons  to  be 
proud  of,  but  space  will  not  permit  of  the  mention  of  all 
the  valiant  ones  who  gave  all  they  had  to  give  of  energy 
and  means  to  win  this  fight. 

There  is  another  important  factor  which  entered 
into  this  controversy  at  an  early  stage  and  proved  a 
pivotal  point  at  the  settlement.  Upon  request,  Secre- 
tary Wilson,  of  the  Department  of  Labor,  sent  into  this 
district  two  very  worthy  gentlemen,  Mr.  Howell  Davis 
and  Mr.  Myers,  to  investigate  alleged  abuses  and  the 
causes  leading  up  to  the  strike,  and  with  the  assistance 
of  a  number  of  our  brothers  here  they  heard  grievances 
of  every  nature  and  made  a  record  of  their  findings,  and 
after  a  stay  of  about  two  weeks  they  returned  to  their 
temporary  headquarters  at  El  Paso,  to  await  results. 

Some  time  passed,  during  which  a  conference  with 
the  managers  was  arranged  in  El  Paso,  Texas,  where 
they  had  taken  up  temporary  headquarters.  This  con- 
ference proved  fruitless  and  also  considerable  corres- 
pondence that  followed,  until  finally  the  strike  com- 
mittee received  word  that  Messrs.  Davis  and  Myers 
were  coming  back  to  Clifton  with  a  proposition  from  the 
managers  for  a  settlement. 

The  proposition  was  that  the  men  were  to  return 
to  work  on  the  old  scale  of  wages,  and  when  work  was 
again  resumed  the  managers  would  return  to  Clifton 
and  adjust  all  grievances  as  fast  as  possible,  including 
consideration  of  the  wage  scale.  Also  that  all  old  men 
would  be  put  to  work  before  any  new  men  would  be 
hired.  They  reserved  the  right,  however,  to  discrim- 
inate against  ten  men,  but  this  only  affected  men  who 
had  gone  so  far  as  to  violate  the  law  in  their  zeal  to  win 
the  strike. 

The  managers  also  agreed  to  meet  a  general  con- 
ference committee  at  their  earliest  convenience,  repre- 
senting all  departments  in  the  mines,  mills  and  smelters 
and  mechanical  departments  in  the  district.  This  was 
done  and  the  enclosed  agreement  is  the  result  of  a  con- 
ference which  lasted  more  than  two  weeks. 

Now,  brothers,  we  desire  to  emphasize  the  very  im- 
portant fact  that  Messrs.  Davis  and  Myers,  representing 
the  U.  S.  government,  constituted  themselves  the  third 
party  to  the  contract,  and  agreed  to  see  to  it  that  the 
companies  lived  up  to  their  part  of  the  agreement  and 


were  with  us  at  each  daily  session  of  the  conference. 

We  can  safely  say  also  that  had  it  not  been  for  the 
Department  of  Labor  and  the  good  work  performed  by 
its  representatives,  there  would  have  been  no  settlement 
here,  and  probably  chaos  would  have  been  the  result. 

We  should  bear  this  in  mind  when  future  troubles 
arise;  this  department  was  created  for  us,  and  the  secre- 
tary, the  Hon.  Mr.  Wilson,  is  truly  a  representative  of 
labor.  It  is  the  most  important  department  of  all  and 
let  us  make  use  of  it.  In  bringing  this  letter  to  a  close 
we  desire  to  thank  you  one  and  all  for  your  loyalty  to 
us  in  the  hours  of  our  direct  need.  We  aspire  to  acquit 
ourselves  in  future  as  becomes  good  union  men  in  all 
our  dealings  with  employers  and  our  fellow  workers. 

We  hope  to  give  a  good  account  of  ourselves  in  the 
future  battles  of  the  workers  for  better  conditions, 
whether  it  be  on  the  firing  line  or  in  furnishing  the  mu- 
nitions of  war. 

Labor  Forward  is  the  watchword  here  now,  broth- 
ers. On  the  22d,  23d  and  24th  of  May  we  started  the 
ball  rolling  for  a  solid  union  district  and  not  one  will  es- 
cape us.  Agitate,  educate,  organize,  for  in  the  perfect 
solidarity  of  the  working  class,  both  industrially  and  po- 
litically, we  will  reach  the  coveted  goal  of  entire  eman- 
cipation from  wage  slavery  and  realize  fully  the  joy  and 
glory  of  industrial  liberty. 

With  best  wishes  to  all,  we  remain, 

Yours  Fraternally, 


Chmn.  Strike  Central  Committee. 
SeCv^^Strike  Central  Committee. 


AGREEMENT 

IN  REGARD  TO 

Industrial  Conditions 

IN  THE 

Clifton-Morenci-Metcalf  District 


The  following  general  rules  of  working  conditions 
and  wages  in  the  Clifton-Morenci-Metcalf  District  were 
agreed  upon  in  a  joint  conference  between  the  respect- 
ive managers,  Mr.  Norman  Carmichael,  general  mana- 
ger the  Arizona  Copper  Co.,  Ltd.;  Mr.  M.  H.  McLean, 
general  manager  The  Detroit  Copper  Mining  Co.  of  Ar- 
izona, and  Mr.  J.  W.  Bennie,  general  manager  Shannon 
Copper  Co.,  and  a  committee  of  seventeen  employees, 
representing  all  men  employed  in  the  district. 

These  rules  are  to  apply  to  all  men  working  in  the 
mines,  mills,  smelters  and  workshops  in  the  district, 
and  will  be  posted  in  proper  and  conspicuous  places  for 
the  guidance  of  both  parties  to  this  agreement  in  their 
mutual  relation  as  employers  and  employed. 

There  shall  be  on  the  part  of  the  company  and  its 
employees  a  strict  observance  of  the  federal  and  state 
laws  respecting  mining  and  labor  and  of  the  company's 
rules  and  regulations  supplementing  the  same. 

The  right  to  hire  and  discharge,  the  management 
of  the  properties  and  the  direction  of  the  working 
forces,  shall  be  vested  exclusively  in  the  company  and, 
except  as  expressly  provided,  this  right  shall  not  be 
abridged  by  anything  contained  herein. 

It  is  understood  and  agreed  that  all  operations  shall 
be  conducted  upon  the  open  shop  principle,  and  no  dis- 
crimination against  union  or  non-union  men  on  account 
of  their  affiliation  or  non-affiliation  will  be  practiced  by 
employers  or  employees;  the  Western  Federation  of 
miners  always  excepted. 

Every  employee  shall  have  the  right  of  ultimate  ap 
peal  to  the  manager  of  the  company  concerning  any 
condition  or  treatment  to  which  he  may  be  subjected 
and  which  he  may  deem  unfair,  and  nothing  contained 
herein  shall  forfeit  to  him  this  right. 

Employees  shall  not  be  obliged  to  trade  at  the  com- 


pany  stores,  but  shall  be  at  perfect  liberty  to  purchase 
goods  wherever  they  may  choose  to  do  so. 

Any  employee  charged  or  entrusted  with  the  em- 
ployment of  any  workmen  or  laborers,  or  with  the  con- 
tinuance of  workmen  or  laborers  in  employment,  who 
shall  be  found  guilty  of  demanding  or  receiving,  either 
directly  or  indirectly  from  any  workman  or  laborer,  em- 
ployed through  his  agency  or  worked  or  continued  in 
employment  under  his  direction  or  control,  any  fee, 
commission  or  gratuity  of  any  kind  or  nature,  as  the 
price  or  condition  of  the  employment  of  any  such  work- 
man or  laborer,  or  as  the  price  or  condition  of  his  con- 
tinuance in  such  employment,  shall  be  immediately  dis- 
charged, and  may  be  prosecuted  to  the  full  extent  of  the 
law. 

Any  employee,  workman  or  laborer  who  may  be 
found  guilty  of  offering  or  receiving,  directly  or  indi- 
rectly, any  fee,  commission  or  gratuity,  of  any  kind  or 
nature,  as  the  price  or  condition  of  his  employment,  or 
continuance  in  employment,  on  behalf  of  himself  or  any 
other  person,  shall  be  instantly  dismissed. 

New  Wage  Scale  to  Take  Effect  on 
March  1,  1916. 

The  companies  agree  to  give  their  employees  the 
following  increases  in  wages  over  the  wage  scale  in  ef- 
fect during  the  month  of  February,  1916. 

1.  Employees  receiving,  in  February  1916,  on  the 
13  cent  base  between  twenty  and  one-half  cents  and 
twenty-four  and  one-half  cents  per  hour  inclusive,  will 
be  given  an  increase  of  ten  per  cent  when  copper  sells 
for  thirteen  cents  (13c)  and  over,  with  a  minimum  wage 
of  Two  Dollars  ($2.00)  per  day  of  eight  (8)  hours, 
and  nothing  less  than  Two  Dollars  ($2.00)  per  day  will 
be  paid  to  common  labor  in  the  district  when  copper 
sells  at  thirteen  cents  (13c)  per  pound  or  over. 

2.  Employees  receiving  in  February,  1916,  on  the  13- 
cent  base  between  twenty-five  cents  and  thirty-three 
and  one-half  cents  per  hour  inclusive,  will  be  given  an 
increase  of  ten  per  cent  when  copper  sells  for  thirteen 
cents  (13c),  fourteen  cents  (14c),  fifteen  cents  (15c),  and 
sixteen  cents  (16c). 

3,  Employees  receiving  in  February,  1916,  on  the 
13-cent  base  between  twenty-five  cents  and  thirty-three 

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and  one-half  cents  per  hour  inclusive,  will  be  given  an 
increase  of  fifteen  per  cent  when  copper  sells  at  seven- 
teen cents  (17c)  and  over. 

4.  Employees  receiving  in  February,  1916,  on  the  13- 
cent  base  between  thirty-four  and  thirty-seven  cents  per 
hour  inclusive,  will  be  given  an  increase  of  five  per  cent 
when  copper  sells  for  thirteen  cents  (13c),  fourteen 
cents  (14c),  fifteen  cents  (15c)  and  sixteen  cents  (16c). 

5.  Employees  receiving  in  February,  1916,  on  the 
13-cent  base  between  thirty-four  cents  and  thirty-seven 
cents  per  hour  inclusive,  will  be  given  an  increase  of 
ten  per  cent  when  copper  sells  for  seventeen  cents  (17c) 
and  over. 

6.  Employees  receiving  in  February,  1916,  on  the 
13-cent  base  between  thirty-seven  and  one-half  and 
forty-five  cents  per  hour  inclusive,  will  receive  an  in- 
crease of  ^ve  per  cent  when  copper  sells  for  seventeen 
cents  (17c)  and  over. 

7.  The  following  Mechanical  crafts  receiving  in 
February,  1916,  from  forty-six  and  one-half  cents  to 
forty-nine  and  one-half  cents  per  hour  inclusive,  on  13- 
cent  base,  will  be  advanced  to  fifty  cents  (50c)  per  hour: 

Journeyman  Machinists. 
Journeyman  Boilermakers. 
Journeyman  Blacksmiths. 
Journeyman  Coppersmiths. 
Journeyman  Carpenters. 
Journeyman  Electricians. 
Journeyman  Steamfitters. 

This  wage  is  based  upon  thirteen  cent  (13c)  copper, 
and  will  advance  with  the  sliding  scale  to  twenty-six 
cent  (26c)  copper  inclusive. 

8.  The  present  sliding  scale  of  rates  to  remain  in 
effect. 

9.  Wages  will  be  paid  on  the  average  price  of  elec- 
trolytic copper  for  the  previous  month,  as  published  by 
the  Engineering  and  Mining  Journal. 


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Annual  Election  of  Grievance  Committees, 


10.  Employees  in  each  Department  or  District 
shall  annually  elect  from  among  their  number  repre- 
sentatives to  act  on  their  behalf  with  respect  to  matters 


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pertaining  to  their  employment,  working  and  living 
conditions,  the  adjustment  of  differences,  and  such 
other  matters  as  may  be  of  mutual  concern  and  inter- 
est. 

Time,  Place  and  Method  of  Calling  Annual 
Elections,  and  Persons  Entitled  to  be 
Present  and  Participate  in  the  Election  of 
Representatives. 

11,    The  annual  election  by  employees  of  their  rep- 
resentatives shall  be  held  in  the  several  departments  or 
districts  on  the  second  pay  day  in  December.    Notices 
of  the  elections  Indicating  their  time  and  place,  as  well 
as  the  number  of  representatives  to  be  elected,  shall  be 
publicly  posted  in  each  department,  or  district,  a  week 
in  advance.    All  workmen,  with  the  exception  of  offiTJ 
cials,  foremen,  shift  bosses  and  salaried  employees  in  I 
the  employ  of  the  company  at  the  time  of  the  election  | 
shall  be  entitled  to  vote. 

Nomination  and  Election  of  Representatives. 

12.  To  facilitate  the  nomination  and  election  of  em- 
ployees' representatives,  and  to  insure  freedom  of 
choice,  both  nomination  and  election  shall  be  by  secret 
ballot  under  conditions  calculated  to  insure  an  impartial 
count.  The.  company  shall  provide  ballot  boxes  and 
blank  ballots  for  purposes  of  nomination  and  election. 
Each  employee  entitled  to  vote  shall  be  given  a  nomina- 
tion ballot  on  which  he  shall  write  the  names  of  the 
persons  whom  he  desires  to  nominate  as  representa- 
tives and  deposit  the  nomination  ballot  in  the  ballot  box. 
Each  employee  may  nominate  twice  as  many  represen- 
tatives as  the  department  or  district  is  edtitled  to  elect, 
and  of  which  public  notice  has  been  given.  Employees 
unable  to  write  may  ask  any  of  their  fellow  employees 
to  write  for  them  on  their  ballots  the  names  of  the  per- 
sons they  desire  to  nominate;  but  in  the  event  of  any 
nomination  ballot  containing  more  names  than  twice 
the  number  of  representatives  to  which  the  department 
or  district  is  entitled  to  elect,  the  ballot  shall  not  be 
counted.  The  persons,  to  the  number  of  twice  as  many 
representatives  as  the  department  or  district  is  entitled 
to  elect,  receiving  the  highest  number  of  nomination 
votes  shall  be  regarded  as  the  duly  nominated  candi- 
dates for  employees'  representatives  and  shall  be  voted 
upon   as   hereinafter  provided.     (For  example:    If  a 

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department  or  district  is  entitled  to  three  representa- 
tives, the  six  persons  receiving  the  largest  number  of 
nommation  votes  shall  be  regarded  as  the  duly  nomi- 
nated candidates.  If  the  department  or  district  is  enti- 
tled to  five  representatives,  then  the  ten  persons  receiv- 
ing the  largest  number,  etc.). 

All  members  of  grievance  committees  shall  be  em- 
ployees of  the  departments  which  they  are  to  represent. 
r^     Vacancies  shall  be  filled  by  special  election  within 
I  thirty  days  in  the  department  or  district  affected. 

Counting  of  Nomination  and  Election  Ballots. 

I  13.  One  representative  of  the  company  and  one 
i  representative  of  the  employees,  who  shall  be  the  chair- 
f  man  of  the  retiring  committee,  shall  act  as  tellers  and 
Fake  charge  of  the  ballot  box  containing  the  nomination 
votes  and  shall  make  out  the  list  of  the  duly  nominated 
candidates,  which  they  shall  certify  to,  and  make  returns 
of,  to  the  General  Manager,  who  shall  cause  same  to  be 
posted  at  the  various  time  offices.  These  names  shall 
be  printed  on  a  ballot  which  will  be  presented  to  the 
men,  to  be  voted  upon  on  the  next  succeeding  election 
day.  Balloting  for  nominations  shall  be  held  at  least  one 
week  prior  to  the  regular  election,  and  notice  of  such 
balloting  for  nominations  shall  be  duly  posted.  The 
election  of  the  committees  shall  be  by  secret  ballot  from 
among  the  candidates  nominated,  the  same  procedure 
to  be  followed  as  in  the  case  of  the  balloting  for  nomina- 
tions. In  case  of  any  dispute  arising  regarding  these^ 
elections,'  the_  same  shall  be  referred  to  the  General  \ 
Manager,  whose  decision  shall  be  final.  ^J 

Organization  of  Grievance  Committees. 

14.  In  the  Arizona  Copper  Company,  Limited,  there 
shall  be  a  Grievance  Committee  for  each  department  or 
district  specified  in  the  notice  calling  election,  which 
shall  be  composed  of  the  departmental  representatives 
of  these  districts,  and  the  chairman  and  secretary 
chosen  by  the  departmental  representatives  of  such  de- 
partment or  district  shall  be  the  chairman  and  secretary 
of  said  committee. 

In  the  Detroit  Copper  Mining  Company  of  Arizona 
there  shall  be  a  committee  for  each  department  or  dis- 
trict, and  to  the  number  specified  in  the  notices  calling 
election.  Each  departmental  committee  shall  choose  one 
from  among  their  number  to  act  as  chairman.  The  chair- 

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men  of  these  departmental  committees  shall  compose  the 
grievance  committee.  This  grievance  committee  shall 
select  a  chairman  and  secretary  from  among  their 
number. 

In  the  Shannon  Copper  Company  there  shall  be  a 
grievance  committee  for  each  department  or  district 
specified  in  the  notice  calling  election,  which  shall  be 
composed  of  the  departmental  representatives  of  those 
districts,  and  the  chairman  and  secretary  chosen  by  the 
departmental  representatives  of  such  department  or  dis- 
trict shal  be  the  chairman  and  secretary  of  said  com- 
mittee. 

Duties  of  Departmental  Representatives. 

15.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  departmental  representa- 
tives to  investigate  trouble  of  any  nature  in  their  respec- 
tive departments  or  districts  and  all  complaints  made  to 
them  by  employees,  and  to  adjust  them  if  possible,  it 
being  distinctly  understood  that  no  investigations  of  any 
nature  whatever  shall  be  undertaken  during  working 
hours. 

In  case  no  adjustment  can  be  m.ade,  they  shall  report 
the  same  to  the  grievance  committee  having  jurisdiction 
of  the  department  or  district. 

Duties  of  Grievance  Committees. 

16.  The  grievance  committee  having  jurisdiction 
shall  hear  anew  all  matters  presented  by  the  depart- 
mental or  district  representaiives,  and  if  by  them  deemed 
proper,  such  matters  shall  be  by  said  committee  reported 
to  the  general  manager  of  the  company  affected  for  con- 
sideration; if  not  so  presented,  the  case  shall  be  deemed 
closed.  The  secretaries  of  grievance  committees  shall 
keep  a  record  of  their  proceedings  which  shall  be  open 
to  the  inspection  of  the  general  manager. 

The  grievance  committees  shall  meet  once  a  week 
or  as  often  as  they  deem  necessary,  outside  of  working 
hours,  at  which  all  members  shall  be  present  if  possible. 
They  shall  meet  with  the  general  manager  by  arrange- 
ment at  stated  intervals  to  discuss  any  matters  pertain- 
ing to  the  welfare  of  the  workmen  or  the  industry  in 
general.  In  case  of  emergency  the  general  manager  will 
endeavor  to  meet  with  the  grievance  committees  at  any 
time  at  their  request. 

The  chairmen  and  secretaries  of  the  grievance  com- 
mittees shall  receive  two  day's  extra  pay  per  month  at 


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their  usual  rate;  members  shall  receive  one  day's  extra 
pay  per  month. 

Subjects  that  May  Properly  Come  Before 
Grievance  Committees. 

17.  Complaints  regarding  working  conditions. 
Complaints  regarding  treatment  by  any  overseer, 

foreman,  shift  boss,  etc. 

Complaints  regarding  discrimination  in  employment. 
Complaints  regarding  uncalled  for  dismissal. 
Complaints  against  Hospital  or  Medical  Departments. 

18.  When  an  employee  has  been  discharged,  if  he 
desires  to  claim  reinstatement,  he  shall  present  his  case 
to  the  grievance  committee  and  it  shall  be  by  them  in- 
vestigated within  five  days  from  the  date  of  discharge. 
If  the  grievance  committee  shall  decide  the  case  a  proper 
one  to  present  to  the  general  manager,  it  shall  be  pre- 
sented within  the  five  days  from  the  date  of  discharge, 
and  if  not  so  presented,  the  case  shall  be  closed  and  the 
discharge  final.  If  presented  to  the  general  manager 
and  the  discharged  employee  is  found  to  have  been  dis- 
charged without  sufficient  cause,  he  shall  be  reinstated 
and  shall  be  paid  for  lost  time.  If  the  discharged  em- 
ployee was  at  fault,  but  the  manager  is  willing  to  rein- 
state him,  he  may  be  reinstated  without  pay  for  lost 
time. 

19.  Employees  believing  themselves  to  be  subjected 
to  unfair  conditions  or  treatment,  before  presenting  any 
grievance  to  the  manager,  shall  first  seek  to  have  differ- 
ences or  the  conditions  complained  about  adjusted  by 
conference,  in  person  or  through  their  representatives, 
with  the  superintendent  of  the  department  in  which  he 
is  employed.  If  having  failed  to  secure  satisfactory  ad- 
justment of  the  same  through  the  superintendent  of  the 
department,  they  may  present  their  grievances  to  the 
manager  in  the  manner  provided. 

20.  Work  shall  be  carried  on  as  usual  during  the 
investigation  of  any  grievance. 

Any  employee  or  group  of  employees  agitating  and 
quitting  work,  or  causing  others  to  quit  work,  on  account 
of  any  grievance,  without  first  submitting  such  grievance 
to  properly  constituted  grievance  committee  to  be  in- 
vestigated and  adjusted,  if  possible,  will  forfeit  the  right 
to  protection  or  support  of  his  or  their  fellow  employees, 

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and  cannot  be  reinstated  without  the  consent  of  the 
general  manager. 

21.  Foremen  and  shift  bosses  shall  not  be  affected 
by  anything  contained  in  this  agreement. 

Complaints  that  Will  Not  Properly  Come 
Before  Grievance  Committees. 

22.  Disputes  regarding  accounts.  These  must  be 
taken  up  by  complaint  individually  through  general 
manager,  or  by  proper  official  at  general  office. 

Joint  Conference  Committee. 

23.  In  case  of  a  general  grievance  affecting  the 
whole  district,  a  joint  conference  committee  shall  repre- 
sent the  employees,  and  shall  consist  of  twelve  members 
as  follows: 

The  chairman  and  secretary  of  the  grievance  com- 
mittee of  each  of  the  three  districts  for  the  Arizona  Cop- 
per Company,  Limited;  the  chairman  of  each  of  the  four 
departments  for  the  Detroit  Copper  Mining  Company  of 
Arizona;  and  the  chairman  of  each  of  the  two  districts 
for  the  Shannon  Copper  Company. 

24.  The  final  conclusion  of  both  parties  to  this 
agreement  is  that  justice  and  equity  shall  prevail  in  their 
relations  as  employers  and  employees,  and  that  a  fair 
day's  work,  a  fair  day's  pay,  and  the  common  courtesy 
due  to  all  in  their  business  relations  of  life  be  observed. 

THE  ARIZONA  COPPER  COMPANY,  Ltd., 

By  Norman  Carmichael,  General  Manager. 

THE  DETROIT  COPPER  MINING  COMPANY 
OF  ARIZONA, 

By  M.  H.  McLean,  General  Manager, 

SHANNON  COPPER  COMPANY, 

By  J.  W.  Bennie,  General  Manager. 

Employees'  Committee:  Theodore  Hollingsworth,  C.  S.  Edmondson, 
C.  Duval,  Dick  Walsh,  Rudolph  Palacio,  Sam  Bridges,  Canute  A.  Vargos, 
Ignacio  Aja,  Santiago  Eras,  Lidio  Dominguez,  C.  C.  Smith,  Frank  J. 
Starr,  Jose  Bernal,  Noberto  Gonzales,  Hilario  Penas,  Francisco  Maese, 
Encarnacion  Lucero. 

Theodore  Hollingsworth,  Chairman. 

Chas.  S.  Edmondson,  Secretary. 

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